0436 Frank Evans [Soirée] FLAC 10(46.58)

Contributed by le porc rouge

Frank Evans:-
In selecting the items for an album entitled Soiree, I decided that the music should convey that feeling to the listener; and also that more varied aspects of my guitar be heard, including the manner in which I normally play in public. So I concluded that Side One be devoted to my own compositions and arrangements recorded in a studio setting and Side Two recorded on location before a receptive audience to show how one reacts to the two situations and its effect on my playing. But what is more important I wanted to give the listener, a choice of moods which I believe to be a contributory factor in making records which, hopefully, are to be enjoyed for a considerable time.
On 'Andalucia' I thought it important to maintain the classical Spanish character but at the same time give it a moody Moorish atmosphere. Each jazz section is preceded by the secondary themes played out of tempo and completely solo by the featured player and then into the chord sequence of the main theme in time. In this way, I hope that I have not detracted from the original beauty of the piece but perhaps given it an added dimension.
The original guitar solos rather gave away my influences; 'Waltz for Django' is my dedication to that great man. I've often wondered if, had he had full use of his left hand would his music have been more chordal and complex? 'Dear Bill' trys to capture the piano style of my favourite pianist Bill Evans and finally 'Soiree' is dedicated to Laurindo Almeida who first prompted me into playing the Spanish guitar.
On the live session, I just sat down with a battered old Gibson and aimed to entertain the audience with guitar solos unprepared, which after all is what I have been doing most of my life as a musician.
Hope you enjoy my Soiree.

Lester Thompson - flugelhorn (02)
Frank Evans - guitar
Mike Hope - piano (02)
Graham Sothcott - bass (02)
Chris Evans - drums (02)

01 Waltz For Django (Evans) (3:36)
02 Andalucia (Granados) (12:24)
03 Dear Bill (Evans) (4:03)
04 Soirée (Evans) (2:30)
05 Autumn Leaves (Mercer, Kosma) (2:31)
06 What's New? (Haggart, Burke) (3:26)
07 Angel Eyes (Brent, Dennis) (6:22)
08 Misty (Garner, Burke) (4:20)
09 Manoir De Mes Reves (Reinhardt) (3:49)
10 All The Things You Are (Kern) (3:58)

Label: Blue Bag BB102
Recorded: May 05-07 1977
Lineage: LP>FLAC

0435 Laurie Johnson [Lock Up Your Daughters] FLAC 4(9.11)

Contributed by bellawoods, who writes:-
This is a bit of a musical oddity.
Laurie Johnson wrote the music and Lionel Bart the words for a 1959 musical, 'Lock Up Your Daughters', based on Henry Fielding's book 'Rape Upon Rape.
It ran successfully in the West End for three or four years and eventually a cast recording was made.
Johnson then decided to cover four of the songs in the show with a big band recording including jazz soloists and this is the result. The ep is elusive and expensive (there's one on ebay for £80) but the four 'jazz' tracks were found buried away in a 'Best Of Laurie Johnson' compilation cd issued in 2009.
The tracks are quite short and each is a feature for one of the jazz soloists - Johnny Scott, Bert Courtley, Shake Keane and Joe Harriott.  The other musicians in the band are not identified and the recording date is not known, but presumably in the early 1960s.
To paraphrase the lawyers, 'the discographies are silent'.
FLAC from cd with original ep cover scans.

Laurie Johnson - leader
Bert Courtley - trumpet
Shake Keane - trumpet
Joe Harriott - alto
Johnny Scott - flute
other personnel unknown

01 Lock Up Your Daughters (Johnson, Bart) (2:00)
02 Lovely Lover (Johnson, Bart) (2:52)
03 'Tis Plain To See (Johnson, Bart) (:2)03
04 There's A Plot Afoot (Johnson, Bart) (2:15)

Label: Pye NEP 24156
Recorded: Late April 1960 London
Lineage: Compilation CD>FLAC

0434 Ronnie Ross [Rainbows Revisited] 128 11(1.11.22)

Contributed by wil and Q.Krook



Covers by Jazzman and jazzandylan

Chris Pyne - trombone (01-03 08-11)
Ronnie Ross - baritone
John Horler - piano
Chris Laurence - bass
Allan Ganley - drums

01 Sue’s Blues (Ross) (8:10)
02 Willow Green Willow (Ross) (7:42)
03 Freddie Frown (Ross) (5:54)
04 Rainbows Revisited (Ross) (5:04)
05 Andromeda (Ross) (6:23)
06 One For Clifford (Horler) (7:54)
07 Blues In Transit (Ross) (7:00)
08 Capability Brown (Ross) (6:42)
09 The Fields Of San Pedro (Ross) (6:19)
10 Willow Green Willow (Ross) (5:05)
11 Two Blues (Horler) (5:08)

Label: BBC radio broadcasts Sounds Of Jazz and Jazz Today
Recorded: October 21 1984 (or possibly April 27 1980) (01-03) September 17 1985 (04-07) March 22 1987 (08-11)
Lineage: FM>mp3 128

0433 Tommy Whittle [Bill's Jazz Legacy Volume Four] FLAC 2(24.43)

Contributed by gonzo, from a tape recorded by the late Bill Hugkulstone at The Hopbine Club East Lane Wembley London. Covers by jazzandylan.

Unknown - alto
Tommy Whittle - tenor (02)
Harry Smith - piano
Len Skeat - bass
Unknown - drums

01 On Green Dolphin Street (Kaper, Washington) (13:01)
02 Steeplechase (Parker) (11:43)

Label: Private tape
Recorded: Unknown
Lineage: Tape>FLAC

0432 Spike Robinson Dick Morrissey [Live At The Bull Tribute Album Vols 1-2] FLAC 13(2.08.40)

Contributed by delmonico
 
(01-06)
Spike Robinson - tenor
Dick Morrissey - tenor
Bill Le Sage - piano
Alec Dankworth - bass
Bill Eyden - drums
(07-13)
Spike Robinson - tenor
Dick Morrissey - tenor
John Pearce - piano
Alec Dankworth - bass
Simon Morton - drums

01 Broadway (Mulligan) (11:48)
02 The Gypsy (Reid) (8:40)
03 In A Mellow Tone (Ellington) (8:47)
04 Close Enough For Love (Mandel, Williams) (6:51)
05 Gee Baby Ain't I Good To You (Redman, Razaf) (15:24)
06 Tickletoe (Young, Hendricks) (10:37)
07 Strike Up The Band (Gershwin, Gershwin) (12:48)
08 Time After Time (Styne) (14:42)
09 Announcement (Robinson) (1:09)
10 Stompin' At The Savoy (Goodman, Webb) (11:42)
11 I Can't Get Started With You (Duke) (10:09)
12 Blues Up And Down (Ammons) (10:59)
13 Goodbye (Jenkins) (5:04)

Label: BHCD002
Recorded: 1987 (01-06) 1989 (07-13)
Lineage: CD>FLAC

0431 Derek Smith Tony Kinsey [National Jazz Federation Modern Jazz Concert Volume 1] FLAC 6(40.55)

Contributed by Rodney, who writes:-
This album was previously available on the Ronnie Ross Music blog but the version offered here is a new rip. No replay gain and remastered by bluebird. The original recording was not of good quality and the condition of the vinyl did not help but we've done the best we can on what was I think an historical jazz occasion.
The cover too has been rescanned and improved by jazzandylan.

(01-04)
Don Rendell - tenor
Ronnie Ross - tenor
Derek Smith - piano
Jack Fallon - bass
Lennie Hastings - drums
(05 06)
Tommy Whittle - tenor
Dill Jones - piano
Sammy Stokes - bass
Tony Kinsey - drums

01 Best Keller (Rendell) (6:18)
02 China Mina (Ross) (4:45)
03 Hearsay (Rendell) (4:48)
04 Minor Tor (Rendell) (4:58)
05 Zoot's Suite (Holman) (8:14))
06 Dood I Dee (9:43)

Label: Esquire 32 004
Recorded: February 28 1954 Royal Festival Hall London
Lineage: LP>FLAC

0430 Stan Tracey [Moonset] FLAC 3(33.47)

Contributed by Cornelius

Gerard Presencer - flugelhorn
Stan Tracey - piano
Andy Cleyndert - bass
Clark Tracey - drums

01 Duffy's Circus (Stan Tracey) (7:16)
02 Moonset (Stan Tracey) (14:50)
03 Well You Needn't (Thelonious Monk) (11:39)

Label: BBC radio broadcast
Recorded: The Stables Wavendon - broadcast November 25 26 1998
Lineage: FM>Nakamichi CR5/Maxell MX cass tape>Cool Edit Pro>FLAC